The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not about the occupation. If it were about the occupation, it would have erupted in 1967 and not in 1920. If it were a conflict over the occupation, it would have ended in 2000 and not continued to this day. If it were about the occupation, it would be easy to terminate it by means of a full Israeli withdrawal and full Palestinian recognition of Israel after the withdrawal. However, withdrawal is not being implemented and recognition is not being given because the conflict is not about the occupation.
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The leader of Israel's Kadima party, Tzipi Livni, thinks Israel should give up some of its territory in exchange for a peace agreement with the Palestinians. In a speech in Jerusalem to Jewish leaders from the United States, Ms Livni said only then could Israel remain a Jewish and democratic state. Her stance is regarded as far less hardline than that of right-wing Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
Both hope to become prime minister after last week's election. The two parties will probably have to form a coalition. In her speech, Ms Livni advocated a Palestinian state, but said it could not ...

Tzipi Livni, Israel's foreign minister, has said that if appointed prime minister, she will respond to any attacks on Israel by Hamas with retaliatory fire.Livni also ruled out negotiations with the rulers of the Gaza Strip, during a speech on Monday at an annual security conference in Herzliya.Israeli holds its national elections on February 10, when Livni will be running for the prime minister's post."Terror must be fought with force and lots of force," Livni said."If by ending the operation we have yet to achieve deterrence, we will continue until they get the message."Livni, who heads the ...

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